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sowbread
[ sou-bred ]
noun
- any of several species of cyclamen, especially Cyclamen hederifolium, a low-growing Old World plant having mottled leaves and pink or white flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sowbread1
C16: from sow ² + bread , based on Medieval Latin panis porcinus; the tuberous roots are eaten by swine
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